The mum of a young woman who died in custody has launched a blistering attack on prosecutors and prison officials for “lies, insults and disdain” spanning five years.
A joint fatal accident inquiry was announced last week into the deaths of Katie Allan and teenager William Lindsay, who both took their lives at Polmont Young Offenders Institution. Katie, who was 21, and William, 16, died in separate incidents within months of each other in 2018.
But Katie’s mum, Linda, has questioned why there have been no criminal prosecutions despite evidence of shocking neglect and care failures. She told the Sunday Mail: “In a strange way I am grateful to the Crown Office for the five years we have had to research and to understand what happened to Katie.
